Austria, Republic. An Honour Badge For Merit Of The Republic Of Austria, V Class, C.1955 Archive Sanchez and Mella - Knight

Sanchez and Mella - Knight Cross

and in December of 1969

the panel is rolled up

maker marked with the logo of Gebrüder Schneider

within a stylized white enameled buckle bearing a silvered inscription of “MERENTI” (“MERIT”)

Austria, Republic. An Honour Badge For Merit Of The Republic Of Austria, V Class, C.1955 Archive Sanchez and Mella - Knight(Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste um die Republik sterreich). Instituted in 1952. Badge: cross shaped base in silver with red and white enamels, arms insignia suspension in silver with red, white, blue and black enamels, measuring 50 mm (w) x 72 mm (h) inclusive of its arms suspension, full length neck ribbon; and Breast Star: arms insignia in silver with red, white, blue and black enamels, mounted to an eight pointed silver star base, each star point with